Billboard wrote: "Ride' is a long, dreamy ballad that swells into full view during the chorus, when the singer declares, 'Been trying' hard not to get into trouble/But I, I've got a war in my mind… so I just ride." MTV called "Ride" a "slow burn" and "as mellow and languorous.as on her debut." Another MTV review said: "On 'Ride,' Rey sings what she knows best: loneliness, some daddy issues and day-drinking.
In a separate review for the same publication, Eve Barlow was critical of the song, writing that Del Rey sounded like "an oversexed frog being dragged against a washboard." Pitchfork Media opined aforementioned lyric was a rare moment of raw emotion by Del Rey. NME blogged that the song's most significant lyric read, "I'm tired of feeling like I'm fucking crazy", while stating that the accompanying music video may be produced solely by Del Rey, as the videos for " Carmen" and " Video Games" were. The reviewer concluded by saying, "All that doe-eyed “you can be my full-time daddy / baby” shtick is going to start getting a little tired pretty soon, though, we reckon." "Ride" earned critical commendation from music critics. noticed the track adheres to Del Rey's trademark sound, stating that the notion of her even having a trademark after one commercially successful album indicates that "we haven't seen the last of her just yet." Of the production itself, it was said that "Ride" is more accomplished than Del Rey's previous endeavors, with the strengths of the track outshining the flaws. The recording features mild cursing, but is otherwise laced with nostalgic lyrics and husky vocals. "Ride" is a soul pop ballad composed in the key of C Major, with Del Rey's vocals ranging from C3 to E5. He has this sprawling lawn with all these bunnies and palm trees. Then a few weeks later I brought him 'Ride', and he really liked it." Continuing about working with Rubin, she said: "Working with him was good, I was still in my old car, my old Mercedes that was barely making it down that hour-and-a-half drive down to Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, and it was really good. We took a walk in Santa Monica - he takes the same walking route every morning. I think I had been over to say 'Hi' to him first. "So I think him and Rick had been talking and Rick was like, 'What's going on with Lana? Can she come over, I hear she's in LA'. "I loved this demo I did with Justin Parker, who I wrote a lot of things with like ' Video Games', ' Born to Die', and ' National Anthem', and Ferdy Unger-Hamilton at EMI hated the song," Del Rey told Complex. It features a slightly different instrumental, along with some lyrical differences. The full track leaked later the same day. Ī snippet of the demo version titled "Drive" leaked on October 15, 2020. Del Rey stated that she and Rubin worked for six days on reworking the demo of "Ride" into the final song. The genesis of the song started when Del Rey approached producer Rick Rubin after wanting to work on a demo she'd had left over with collaborator Justin Parker.
11.2 Ride CD by Interscope Records in US.The monologue treatment at the start and end of the video met polarized opinion some considered it "meaningless" and a "gibe to her critics", while others called it "moving" and "really something". Del Rey's role in the video was compared to Lolita and A Streetcar Named Desire. The accompanying music video for "Ride" was directed by Anthony Mandler, and was released on October 12, 2012. While only a modest hit in the United States, Switzerland, Ireland, and France, the song reached the top 10 in Russia. "Ride" received critical acclaim from music critics, who compared Del Rey's vocals with that of Adele and Brandon Flowers of The Killers. The cover for the song depicts Del Rey on a tire swing, wearing cowboy boots and a denim jacket. "Ride" is a ballad that thematically involves parental problems, alcohol consumption, and loneliness. The song was written by Lana Del Rey and Justin Parker, while produced by Rick Rubin, the song served as the reissue's first single on Septemthrough Interscope Records. "Ride" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey from her third extended play (EP), Paradise (2012).
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